Nov 27th features a match where Kashima Antlers will host Sagan Tosu at Kashima Soccer Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Kashima Antlers, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Oita Trinita. Neither Kashima Antlers nor Oita Trinita could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Kashima Antlers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while sagan Tosu sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Consadole Sapporo. Higuchi scored the first goal for Sagan Tosu in the 38th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Consadole Sapporo was frustrated by Sagan Tosu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sagan Tosu ended the match with the shutout victory. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 22nd, Sagan Tosu hosted Kashima Antlers in their last match together. Sagan Tosu won by a score of 2 to 1. Matsumura struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 14th minute on a feed from Doi, but Keita Yamashita got the equalizer for Sagan Tosu in the 50th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Yuta Higuchi.
Sagan Tosu’s top weapon lately has been Noriyoshi Sakai, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Kashima Antlers’s most prolific scorer has been Arthur Caíke. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.